Beyond 100 Days
| Beyond 100 Days | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as |
100 Days (January 2017 - April 2017) 100 Days+ (May 2017 - July 2017) |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by |
Katty Kay Christian Fraser |
| Country of origin |
United States United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) |
BBC Studio, Washington D.C. Studio C, Broadcasting House, London |
| Running time |
56 minutes (BBC News & BBC World News) 26 minutes (BBC Four & PBS) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC World News BBC News Channel BBC Four |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | January 23, 2017[1] – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
BBC World News BBC World News America Newsday GMT Impact Global World News Today Africa Business Report Focus on Africa |
| External links | |
| Beyond 100 Days | |
Beyond 100 Days is a current affairs program on BBC World News, focusing on the current US Administration, global politics, Brexit and news from around the world with punches of irreverent wit and fun. The program is presented by Katty Kay, live from Washington as Christian Fraser presents from London. Every episode is opened by Katty Kay who introduces herself and then introduces Christian Fraser before reading the headlines.
Fraser often also presents from Brussels during European Council meetings and has also presented from the BBC Singapore Studio for a week during the 2018 North Korea–United States summit. Kay, alongside Fraser has presented from London and Windsor for a week in May 2018 for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Regular contributors to the programme include Ron Christie[2], a Republican strategist who served as a former adviser to George W. Bush. BBC North America editor and relief presenter Jon Sopel, deputy UK political editor John Pienaar and political correspondents Rajini Vaidyanathan (Washington), Adam Fleming (Brussels) and Iain Watson (Westminster).
History
It debuted in 2017 as 100 Days and aired daily to document the first one hundred days of US president Donald Trump in administration.[3] After the first 100 days, it was briefly called 100 Days+[4] before it was launched in September 2017 as Beyond 100 Days in the same timeslot Monday to Thursday right after Focus on Africa and BBC News at Six.[5] Beyond 100 Days was originally was an edition of World News Today.
The programme also airs on other networks. It premiered on 2 January 2018 on PBS stations in the United States.[6] It appears that it has been cancelled on PBS after the introduction of an hour long Amanpour & Company program debuted the week of September 10, 2018. It also airs on BBC Four.[7]
Beyond 100 Days doesn't air for four weeks in August and for two weeks in December when Westminster and Congress are in recess, it is replaced with an edition of World News Today. Beyond 100 Days is one of few BBC News programmes which is available on BBC iPlayer for more than 24 hours domestically.
Presenters
Current
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–present | Katty Kay | Main Presenter |
| Christian Fraser | ||
| Clive Myrie | Relief Presenter | |
| Jon Sopel | ||
| Jane O'Brien | ||
| Nuala McGovern | ||
| Matthew Price | ||
| Rajini Vaidyanathan | ||
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/KattyKayBBC/status/823483535415709696
- ↑ http://politics.georgetown.edu/ron-christie/
- ↑ "100 Days". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "100 Days+". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "Going Beyond 100 Days - the world is watching". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "PBS and BBC Announce "Beyond 100 Days" Coming to PBS in New Late-Night Timeslot". PBS. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "BBC's 'Beyond 100 Days' Takes Charlie Rose's Former PBS Slot". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
External links
- Beyond 100 Days at BBC Programmes (BBC News)
- Beyond 100 Days at BBC Programmes (BBC World News)
